Crying For America

I am crying for America. On the morning after the Presidential election in 2016, the first person who called me was my father, whose words were “I’m sitting shiva.” Shocked and in despair we mourned together. He is no longer

Crying For America

I am crying for America. On the morning after the Presidential election in 2016, the first person who called me was my father, whose words were “I’m sitting shiva.” Shocked and in despair we mourned together. He is no longer

A Presidents Day of Firsts

George Washington’s Birthday 1969 will always be remembered as a weekend of firsts for me. Our long weekend getaway up to the Borscht Belt was the place where I learned to ski for the very first time at 14. It

A Presidents Day of Firsts

George Washington’s Birthday 1969 will always be remembered as a weekend of firsts for me. Our long weekend getaway up to the Borscht Belt was the place where I learned to ski for the very first time at 14. It

John Belushi 1977 SNL

Saturday Night Live At 50

On a Saturday night filled with the canned laughter of classic comedies like The Jeffersons, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart, and Carol Burnett, the October 11 appearance of a live broadcast with irreverent humor and progressive politics was, well…. startling.

John Belushi 1977 SNL

Saturday Night Live At 50

On a Saturday night filled with the canned laughter of classic comedies like The Jeffersons, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart, and Carol Burnett, the October 11 appearance of a live broadcast with irreverent humor and progressive politics was, well…. startling.

Controlling Art – Nazi Germany or Trump’s America?

You are about to enter another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. Next stop, the Twilight Zone Submitted for your approval, one Sally Edelstein age 69 artist writer seeker of truth and regrettably finder

Controlling Art – Nazi Germany or Trump’s America?

You are about to enter another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. Next stop, the Twilight Zone Submitted for your approval, one Sally Edelstein age 69 artist writer seeker of truth and regrettably finder

Ye Olde Swastika

Ye Gads! Ye the rapper formerly known as Kanye West currently known as Bat Shit Crazy has gone way beyond his recent bizarre nude fashion statement with his wife  Bianca Censori at the Grammys. He needs to step away from

Ye Olde Swastika

Ye Gads! Ye the rapper formerly known as Kanye West currently known as Bat Shit Crazy has gone way beyond his recent bizarre nude fashion statement with his wife  Bianca Censori at the Grammys. He needs to step away from

A Time Out For Musk

Will Elon Musk’s Time cover result in a TIME Out for Musk? We all know there is only one president at a time, but more important to our current president only one is worthy of sitting behind the resolute desk

A Time Out For Musk

Will Elon Musk’s Time cover result in a TIME Out for Musk? We all know there is only one president at a time, but more important to our current president only one is worthy of sitting behind the resolute desk

Save the Christians, Lose the Jews

Returning home from a walk with my dog Moe yesterday afternoon, I had a premonition  I had never felt before.  As I approached the outside entrance to my office, my eye suddenly went from the blue and white  Kamala Harris-

Save the Christians, Lose the Jews

Returning home from a walk with my dog Moe yesterday afternoon, I had a premonition  I had never felt before.  As I approached the outside entrance to my office, my eye suddenly went from the blue and white  Kamala Harris-

Who Will Help US?

As Trump proposes permanent displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, I wonder right about now how all those Palestinians feel, hundreds of thousands in Michigan who told Kamala Harris that they won’t vote for her? “Kamala won’t help Palestinians!” they protested.

Who Will Help US?

As Trump proposes permanent displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, I wonder right about now how all those Palestinians feel, hundreds of thousands in Michigan who told Kamala Harris that they won’t vote for her? “Kamala won’t help Palestinians!” they protested.

Make Maps Great Again

Just as I knew there was no real Gilligan’s Island, I know there is no such thing as the Gulf of America. They are both the figment of someone’s geographical imagination. One, from the creative mind of a mid-century TV

Make Maps Great Again

Just as I knew there was no real Gilligan’s Island, I know there is no such thing as the Gulf of America. They are both the figment of someone’s geographical imagination. One, from the creative mind of a mid-century TV

Make America White Again

In his Teutonic efforts to “Make America White Again,” Trump is breaking all records to erase any trace of color, bleaching out the Other as though it were a stubborn stain. I haven’t seen such an imperative for achieving whiteness

Make America White Again

In his Teutonic efforts to “Make America White Again,” Trump is breaking all records to erase any trace of color, bleaching out the Other as though it were a stubborn stain. I haven’t seen such an imperative for achieving whiteness